![]() The A’s are running out of chances, and the Yankees are nearing the top of their lineup again. 7zFBxTBIQm- Mike Petriello October 4, 2018 Look at the Yankee outfield alignment on back-to-back plays (Lucroy, Martini). That was definitely a Yankee Stadium dinger, caught by a fan in the front row in right, but the A’s will take a few of those right now.īritton walks Piscotty, but the little bit of hope immediately vanishes thanks to a first-pitch ground out by Laureano. ![]() The call is overturned, so Lowrie is safe, and Khris Davis hits a two-run dinger. Let’s see how much the umps want to get home tonight. ![]() Lowrie is very likely safe on this double play that’s not being challenged - oh yeah, he’s definitely safe. It all happened so fast I couldn’t tell you that Brett Gardner is coming into the game as a defensive replacement for Andrew McCutchen. Here comes pinch-hitter Mark Canha to replace Nick Martini.Ĭanha strikes out, and it’s all down to Matt Chapman, who needs to hit a five-run homer.Ĩth inning: Zach Britton is on the mound, and he opens up the eighth by giving up a single to Chapman. Marcus Semien hits a single to center to start things up, but it’s going to take quite a few of those before the crowd’s tenor changes.Īroldis Chapman gets Lucroy on a foul-tip slider, so the A’s have two outs left. Want to read the live blog from the beginning? Scroll down to the “1st inning” marker and work your way back up!ĩth inning: Here we go: the last chance for the A’s, down 7-2, with Aroldis Chapman on the mound. Now it doubles as a recap - efficient, right? A’s vs. If you want the full blow-by-blow recap of the AL Wild Card Game, you can find it below in our live blog. That intrigue didn’t make for much of a competitive game, however, as the Yankees scored two early on an Aaron Judge dinger, and then stayed in control throughout, eventually winning 7-2. That made Wednesday the most combined wins for two teams in a Wild Card Game, surpassing the 195 by the Pittsburgh Pirates (98) and Chicago Cubs (97) in the National League in 2015. Thanks to the Boston Red Sox winning 108 games, the highest total in baseball in 17 years, and the defending champion Houston Astros notching 103 victories, neither the 100-win Yankees nor 97-win A’s won their divisions. But there isn’t much normal about the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics, who met in the American League Wild Card Game on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. In a normal year, two teams that won 100 and 97 games would not be forced to play a single-elimination game. ![]()
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